§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health by what procedures the work of the NHS Efficiency Task Force is evaluated. [68161]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 11 July 20021: The National Health Service efficiency taskforce and its members provided specific and general advice on a range of issues relating to performance improvement. The taskforce last met on 28 June 1999. We continue to consult widely, with the NHS, academics and leading policy makers from abroad, on the range performance issues including efficiency.